Howell man suffers heart attack in fatal Highland Township crash

A Howell man was killed in a car crash Saturday morning in Highland Township.

Robert Paddock, 52, was driving a 1997 Nissan Sentra northbound on Hickory Ridge Road south of Clyde Road at around 10:45 a.m. when he had what appeared to be a heart attack. This caused him to veer off the road and into an embankment.

A person passing by discovered the vehicle and initiated CPR on Paddock until deputies and paramedics arrived to the scene. Paddock was transported to Huron Valley Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The victim was wearing his seatbelt and alcohol was not a factor in the accident. Nobody else was injured.